New Hampshire has worked to prevent childhood lead poisoning since 1984. The? Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) has grown from a small program to a? comprehensive services program supported through funding from federal partners and the State? of New Hampshire.? Young children in New Hampshire continue to remain at significant risk of exposure to? lead hazards in and around their homes. Older housing in New Hampshire poses a significant? lead exposure risk for young children. Case investigations show that over 90% of elevated BLL? cases are a result of exposure to lead-based paint and dust. Despite the fact that New Hampshire? ranks consistently among the best in the nation on maternal and child health indicators, statistics? from the CLPPP consistently show that elevated BLL rates in children are equivalent to those of? the nation as a whole. Aside from the perception that ?New Hampshire has no child health? problems?, there are some unique characteristics of New Hampshire that help explain this? disproportionately high rate. First, New Hampshire is one of only two states in which the? number of pre-1950 rental units increased from 1990 to 2000. Second, New Hampshire has been? the fastest growing state in the Northeast in recent decades.? The communities of Berlin, Claremont/Newport, Franklin, Laconia, Manchester, Nashua? and Rochester are designated as high risk areas due to the increased prevalence of risk factors.? These factors include the percentage of pre-1950 housing stock, the fraction of the population? that is under the age of six, the fraction under the age of six living in poverty, the percentage of? children under the age of six enrolled in Medicaid or other federal assistance programs, and? special populations, such as refugees, living in the communities. Local Lead Action Committees? (LLAC) have been established in each high risk community except Rochester. They are working? locally toward the goal of elimination. As a result of recent data analyses, Rochester is being? added as a high risk community. Prevention activities are planned in FFY 2006.? Through comprehensive programming, the CLPPP works to reduce the number of? children with elevated BLLs. The program is a resource for community members who need help? addressing the hazards of lead in their children's environments. The CLPPP conducts statewide? surveillance, provides medical case management and home inspections for children with elevated? blood lead levels, and provides information and referrals for lead hazard reduction. The CLPPP? offers education and training to increase community capacity for creating and maintaining lead? safe housing, and licenses and certifies lead abatement professionals. The CLPPP work plan is? designed to address each of the following program elements: Elimination Plan, Screening/ Case? Management Plan, Surveillance, Primary Prevention and Strategic Partnerships. The activities? are targeted to reach the highest risk populations and highest risk communities of the state during? FFY 2006.? New Hampshire is committed to eliminating childhood lead poisoning as a public health? program. Evidence of that commitment can be found through the many letters of support that? detail involvement of critical partners, the matching funds identified at the state and local level,? and by the support of the Department of Health and Human Services in recruiting and retaining? qualified program staff to the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.?
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